Gender issues in labour statistics

The process of producing labour statistics inevitably simplifies reality, h ighlighting certain aspects and ignoring others, depending on the prioritie s and objectives involved and the data collection methods available. The au thor presents the main features needed for labour statistics to reflect ful ly and in all their diversity the respective situations of women and men in the labour market. She identifies the topics needing to be covered and the detail required for significant distinctions to emerge, and explains how t he choice of measurement method and the manner of data presentation can inf luence the final result.